The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

... The Stormontfield Ponds, Our readers are familiar with the experiment which has been carried o❑ by the proprietors of salmon fishing on the Tay during the last 10 or 11 years as to the artificial propagation of salmon. They are also aware, through our columns, that in former years the experiment at the Stormontfield Ponds, in the neighbourhood of Perth, was highly successful, and that a considerable number of the marked fish reared in these ponds had been landed in the Tay, Ferth, and other Scottish rivers. We paid a visit to the Stormontfield Ponds on Tuesday, and Mr. Marshall most kindly showed us all the operations under his most efficient superintendence. The number of ova put into the breeding-boxes at the end of 1862 was about 200,000, the fry from which, in March, April, and May, 1863, numbered upwards of 200,000, and are now in the smolt state in the large pond communicating with the Tay. The fish are leaving daily, and it is expected that the more advanced portion of them will have all left the pond by the end of the current month. The smolts are in a most lively and healthy condition, and on their keeper throwing into the pond a very small quantity of liver, with which they are fed, hundreds of them rise to the surface, and devour the liver most greedily. It may be mentioned that in the bottom of the pond there is a great profusion of aquatic plants, the seed of which came through the breed ing•boxes from the Stormontfield lade which com municates with the River Tay. Owing to the high floods in the Tay in the months of November and December 1863, the supply of ova for the breeding boxes was not so large as in the previous years. The number of ova was about 130,000. They were hatched on the 31st of March last, and the first de velopment of complete fish was on the 6th current. A good deal of ova is yet in the tadpole state at the bottom of the breeding boxes, which are in 25 lines, 12 boxes in each ; the boxes in all amount to 300. A. very large smolt-pond is in course of con struction, and the proprietors of salmon fishings on the Tay who contribute to the promotion of the ex periment appear to spare no trouble or expense in the full development of the scheme.—Scotsman, MONEY NARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to exhibit symp toms of a satisfactory character. The charge for negotiating first class bills is still 71 per cent., or under the official quotations. The demand for ac commodation is large, but as capital is abundant, bankers and brokers evince a desire to compete for the business brought forward. About £73,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Ceylon which left this morning for Calcutta and China took out £68,670 in specie. The alterations exhibited in the weekly return of the Bank of England are exceedingly favourable. The bullion and reserves of notes have been largely augmented, and the other changes also denote that the position of the establishment continues satiti factory. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. £20,819,535 Decrease .. 139,315 Bullion .. 13,267,446 Increase .. 562,195 Rest 3 , 280.727 Inorease • • 15,907 Public Deposits .. 7 , 566 , 661 Increase 267,167 Other Deposits.. .. .. 12,962,402 Increase .. • • • • • • 61,242 Seven Day and other Bills .• 493,817 Decrease .. .• • • 26,320 Government Securities .. • • 10,785,267 No alteration. Other Securities .. 20,973,429 Decrease .. 384,574 Notes Unemployed. .. 6,431,630 Increase .. • • • • 681,920 At a meeting of holders of Deferred Mexican Bonds held yesterday, at 11, Warnford-oourt, Mr. I. Gerstenberg in the chair, the following resolution was adopted—" Resolved, to appoint, with power to add to their number, Messrs. I. Gurstenberg, A. Cohen, Thomas Moxon, Albert Levy, and J. Searle, as a committee to represent the interests of the hol ders of Mexican Deferred Bonds, with full powers to effect an arrangement of the said bonds with the Imperial Mexican Financial Commission.", A new banking institution for Venezuela has been announced under the title of the London and Venezuela Bank. The nominal capital is half a million sterling, and the first issue will only amount to £250,000 in shares of £5O each. Arrangements have been made for the transfer of the business of the Bank of Caracas, and the directors of that es tablishment have joined the new board. The prin cipal control of the bank is to be vested in the board of directors in England, and Mr. Henry Ales. Ile nkey has been appointed chairman. During the last few days a firmer tone has pre vailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar kets, although business has in some measure been in terrupted by the Whitsuntide holidays. Sugar has advanced 3d, to Bd. per cwt., while coffee has sold at folly previous rates. In rice and cocoa there has bee's about an average amount of business, without a ny material change in values, while tallow has e_ou tinu e d i n very l i m i ted request, and quotat i ons for both present and forward delivery have shown downward movement. At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan and Provincial 13ar sk) Mr. Gilpin, M.P., in the chair, the resolu tions previously adopted for increasing the capital to £4,000,000 were confirmed. Tna biddings for 30,00,000 rupees £300,000) in ' il l° on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of England, and the following are the official parti eul?.rs:—The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta 16,30,000 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees, and to ) ladras 2,70,000 rupees. The mininum price was, as bofore, 18. llid. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. llid. on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted to :124 Lacs. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. /11d. will receive about 5 per tent, on Bombay at 2s. about 12 per cent,, and all above these prices in full. The proprietors in the London Bank of Scotland are invited to Eend in applications for the 10,000 new shares of £lOO each, to be allotted rateably among the registered shareholders, whose names shall be on the register of members on the 16th May instant. Each share will be issued at a pre mium of £4, such premium, together with £l3 per share, to be paid by the following instalments, :—£4, being the said premium, on the let June next, £5 on the Ist July, £5 on the Ist October, and £3 on the 2nd January, 1865. The amount thus received will be carried to a reserve fund The instalments in advance may be paid, when in terivst will be allowed at the rate of £5 per cent. Per annum, Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Relates were 66f. 70e. Increased depression has prevailed to-day in the market for the English Funds, which have further receded to the extent of i per cent., solely in conse queue e of an unfavourable political feeling. N um ,. t '°us rumours of a disturbing character are in ci rculation, and although, in some instances, they bear the impress of improbability, there can be no do ht that the present situation of affairs at home and. abroad is far from encouraging. Speculators the refer° effect sales almost in a wholesale manner, and hence the existing gloom. Statements affecting the stability of the Cabinet, together with the Prospect of a war against Germany, are among the l 'ePorts which have condneed to the altered aspect of the market. Consols are now 911 1 for money, and 90,1- l e less the dividend, for the account. The v Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1-; and India 5 per Cents., 1051 Q. i'oreign Stocks are generally flatter, and there 11 very little business in progress, Turkish 6 per Ce ntn., 1862, are 711 ; do., Consolides, 48 0; e au, 431 444-; do., New Loan, 1 0 dis.; Greek, 22 1, ; Spanish Passive,(344 , 7,-; do., Certificates, 1 , 1 1 - ; Russian Scrip, 21 prem. ; Swedi s h S cr i p, preni ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 68. tusiness in the Railway Share Market has con tinned rather inactive, and prices have not shown 4117 material variation, Brighton and Midland have each improved 1, while Great Western have declined ; and Great Eastern and North-Eastern (Berwick), I. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate favour, Union of London have receded to 58 ; B tnk of Australia to 73-1 ; London Bank of Scotland to 2li. Imperial Financial realised 8- T 9 ; General Credit, 91 101 ; and London Finan cial, 271 28. Imperial Bank of China are quoted II prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, j 11 prem. ; Thames Iron Works, 1 prem. ; Provincial Bank ing Corpor a ti on , 1 prem. ; and International Land Cr e dit, U 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9A i 9 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Aunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. die Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2.3 & 3 per Cent. Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 6/ per Ct. Ditto Account — Twist or GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 17 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, Ib7o Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 . Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 i Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 .. 1141 14 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto CAug., 1866 98/ Ditto BondsEl,ooo — Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. Buenos Ayres G per Cent — Ditto Account 2hiiian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pet Cent B4 Colombian 6 per Cent 7Bl 91 Cuba, 6 , per Cent. Danish .3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1864 ..— Ditto Scrip £5O paid .. pm Equador New;Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll Ditto, Second Issue .. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account -- Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .. — Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremtnana Railway) 75 Mexican 3 per Cent j (Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account, , — Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account BB I Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4B! 9 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -. 881 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 B6/ 7 Ditto 1861 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch .... .. Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 34/ i panish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account .. 111 j Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Ditto Scrip, £2O paid — pm Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71/ 70/ 11 Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l f 70} Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1802 Pitt() Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond Austrian, 5 per Cent„ Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4f per Cent., Ex. 0 5f Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account .... 90} x d Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales, about 6,000 bales. Week's sales, 47,110 bales; including 6,920 on spec, and 16,270 for export. Estimated stock, 351,500 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans, 281 ; Uplands, 28; Mobile, 281 ; Fair Egyptian, 281 to 291; Surats, Bto 23i (?). Imports, 72,450. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LAN - E. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of hom e grown wheat were very moderate. Millers, however, operated cautiously, at fully the recent decline in the currency. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was far from extensive, In all descriptions, however, sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley, the supply of which was seasonably good, met a slow sale, at about previous rates. Malt sold steadily, at about stationary prices. The supply of oats on sale was moderately large. For all qualities, the trade was dull, at drooping currencies. Beans steadily supported previous rates. The show of samples on the stands was very moderate. Peas ruled firm, at late rates. The flour trade WAS dull, at about previous quotations, ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Virbeat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.— 210 1 -- ,u2O I 130 Irish -- rorsig - n 2, 3 200 ,'BO 12,320 I 50 sks. —brie, NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderal he trade rules heavy, at our tely supplied with wheat, and quotations. the carcase. _ . Per 81b. by ad ad Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Nliddling do. 3 2 3. 6 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do, small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton, 3 6 3 10 midst] Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork ~ Lamb .... 5 8 6 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations being to the effect that the vine is making rapid progress, and that it is healthy and strong, the demand both for English and foreign hops is dull t—day, and prices have a downward tendency. Annexed aro the quotations : Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 108 per owt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 75 „ Sussex Yearlings 3 Os to 5 Os „ Bavarian 5 58 to 8 8s „ Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a moderate business transacted in the private market, and quotations are well maintained. SUGAR. —West India descriptions has been in more re quest, and good qualities have advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. In the refined market rather higher rates are also current. COFFEE. —There continues to be a fair inquiry for colonial descriptions, and late prices are well maintained. MICE. —Only a few sales reported, at about former prices. SALTPETRE,--Business has been inactive, and the few bargains recorded have led to no material change as regards prises. TALLOW.—The market has remained very dull and quotations for both present and forward delivery exhibit rather leis buoyancy, Boat Accident and Loss of Five Lives. SOUTHAMPTON, May 19. An accident occurred here this evening, which, it is feared, resulted in the loss of five lives. Several pleasure boats were on the Itchen r i ver, as it is usual on summer evenings, when one boat, containing a Mr. Woodhead, two (M. and T.) Woodheads, an infant, and another gentleman, whose name has not transpired, capsized Four of the five bodies are said to have been recovered, TIIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOI3S. Share Railways. done. Paid. Closing Business n Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Boat., Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon (Cornwall 8 8! 8i 9 83 g 5 1181 1191 Do. B Do A 1- Alets no div b till 6p c.p an.haseen paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. 1 Great Eastern, Ord. st's Ditto A stock I __.. Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthcf Scotland Great Northern Do A stook Do B do Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire Jz Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright. o t S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. it North Western Lon. & ScrAth Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Binning. Et Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New . North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. 7 Mid. Shrews, and Welchpool Shronshire Union ;South South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186& Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland-Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford. BRITISH P, Railways B ki o t m l m t o ft r St o d S a t t L . c a e w u r t e i n il e d e Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New ... Do. E. Shares. Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preferonce Buffalo,Brant o tGodrich 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1.87 Do. do. June 1, 167-1 Clcutta.dtS.Eastn. (Lin: , Cape Town t Dock Seri] Eaatn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...—. Do. 3d Pr ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1852 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharet, Do. New Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 4# p. 0. Extension Dc. 44 d 0... Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Meth. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. C Mortg. Bds. I Newßruntawiok zt Canda Class A and B. N.Rl.C'dab pc lat t bds Soinde Do. Delhi . Do. • ' 4, 3 Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ , f„ , Do. Indus. S t. Flo.) I LONIAL GOVERIs MENT SECURITIES. t.,su.lioy. 6 p.c.Ja, &Jul} 1877-84 Do. p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 p. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stools Cape G.llopo, 6 p c,1873 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 Do. 1891 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cont N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.&July Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. N. S. V. G ov. 5 p 2., 18kit Du. 5 p. c.,18/1 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to car.c. An.&Oot.. 103 105 102 :04 102 104 90 62 89 91 106 108 107 109 '1(8 110 110 112 109 1(4 106 108 106 108 101 103 1091 9 99 100 99 101 99 101 109 111 991 100 100 100 100 100 100 [O3 105 log 111 47."=;:17:ZZI100 Jos 109 I 108} BRITISH MINES. 2 iCambrian Consol. Gold 1 32 3 1 id 4 uliflord Amalgamated ) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogan). 130 67 70 ty, -• East Cl ogau Gold Ltd.! East C c a ar r n B adon ra 1 . . '10..14.0 6 6 29! :,1 01 East K Russel (Tavistk.) l 8.13.0 31 4 iGam.&St.Atinyn(Gwen.; 581 7 9 IG reat South Tolgus 178 21 3 G. Wheal Vor (fleleton 40 33 35 345 5, Grenville 6.16. ( 94 91 Her:Ars-Foot ...... 8.12 68 40 llingston Downs 4.18.0 35 4 Lady Bertha .. 1 4 Margaret (tiny Lelant vi 15 1 7 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 14 1 d New Setun 192 85 90 - • North Downs 2l 11 11 N.Wh'l Bassetallog•an, 3.1.0 11 2 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 4/ 41 Par Consols (st. Blaze) 20 E'rovidence(Uny Lelnt. ) 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer 1% 450 470 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 40 50 - , Stray Park ramar Silv.& Lead Dlin — fin Crott 9 18 19 West Basset (Mogan), l4 9 10 IV Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 16 18 West Seton Wheel Basset (Illec,ran) 54 90 95 Wheal Buller(Hedruth) 10 30 35 Wheal Kitty ('.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLuthott I Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 12 14 1 581 220 230 " - :h h e e a al l T 3 r e e t i ° a n wney (Lie ) 7 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire,'6 per cent. stock:— DiLto, 1 per cent., Blackburn pur., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., la per cent., 1861, 00 North British £lO gua. shares, 1861, 98 LINES LEASED Al' FIRED ZENTAL3. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 por cent., 113 Hull and Selby, 111 Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per oent., 171 Dutch Rhenish, 18 San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., llf E2:7717. Ditto (all), 211.20 West Flanders, 7} FOREIGN MDTEB: Cape Copper, lint., 121 General, 21 Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), 1 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 11m.,:31 BADais : alliance (lim.), 621 31 Ditto, new, 521 Australasia, 71 1 3 i Ditto, new, 571 Bank of utago, lira., 41 British and Californian, lint., 61 I Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chink 40} City, 135 4 Consolidated Bank, lira., 12 111 Continental, Inn., 17/ 184 East:London, lint., Ditto, new, 8k S / English and Irish, 1im.,r15 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21i Imperial Bank (llin.), Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 254 Imperial Ottoman, 214 4 it a Laud Mortg,a , re Bank of India, lira., 6 41 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 224 11 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 6 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26 7 London and Colonial (lim.), 181 London and County, 64 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lira ,181 London Joint Stock, 47i London and Northern, lim., 23 London and South African, 25. London and 1% cstminster, 95 44 Merchant Bank, Um., 221 3 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 19 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 11w. , 334 I_3i National of Liverpool, limited,t— Ditto, new, 114 North Western, 71 Seinde, Punjab, and Delhi, Him, 14A South Eastern, lim., 51 I Union of London, 584 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, t t City Offices, lim., 51 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8; Continental Union Gas, lim., 61 ; Credit Fonder of Mauritius, hm„ . 5 Credit Mobilier, oi 10 Egyptian Com. and Trading, 5 Financial Corporation, 31 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 71 64 7 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 10 I 10 ImPtrial Financial, Um, Pi Si 6 7 35 37 16 17 88 130 104 106 47 48 4:- 6i 74 129 131 138 140 128 132 90 92 64 64i 1111 111 65 87 103 105 40 4t 110} 111 07i 18 54 54,i 113 114 132 132; 102 IC4 504 61 244 251 1014 102 -- -- d 57i 681 89 90 127 ISO 1i 2 i P 76 78 10} 11} 121 123 39 40 54 56 33 35 90& 914 103 106 7} Si 86} 37} 04 10 8 B} p 170 175 6 7 t 3 1 p 1 LOO 105 21 23 ;SIONS. Closing Prioe. LO 42 104 103; fcl p ti 6} 8} 9i 77 82 77 8! 77 82 101 (C 3 98 100 105 107 1041 105 i ta P 20 21 72 t 4 61 63 63 65 53 55 48 50 40 42 27 30 25 t 7 101 105 1024 103 i 10 10± 10} 10}1: 90 92 82 84 par ip 102 lu3 96 98 9!, 94 57 59 3 6 82 E 4 1021 1031 101 103 id 1p 102 10 96 98 MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. International Financial Society, lim., 111 11 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 6 1 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 71 Land Securities, lim., 51 London Financial:Association, lim., - 28 71 Ditto, new, 151 London General Omnibus Company, 21 Mercantile Credit Association, Jim., 15i 16 151 National Discount Company, lim., 141 mr ,, Ditto, new, 94 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lirn„— Ditto, ditto, 21 3 Oriental Gas (lim.), 14 Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 5 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 501 Royal Mail Steam, 854 Societe Financiere d'l4:gypte, Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim„:61 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 5g 1 Warrant Finance, lim„ 6 3 g g LAWEINTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE STENNETT-A MAN TO WHOM " IMPRISONMENT HAS IN"O TERRORS," This was an application for release from custody, sup. ported by Mr. Branwell, Mr, E. Reed opposed on the part of Mr. Farness, the detaining creditor, and said it was a case of peculiar aggra vation. Mr. Furness was the landlord of some premises occupied by the bankrupt at a rent of £5O per annum, but the bankrupt refused to pay, and Furness brought an action, but offered to forgive the rent if the bankrupt would give up possession. This he refused to do, and he was arrested and sent to prison in 1863. It then became necessary to bring an action of ejectment, which he even then defended, and put Furniss to the further amount of £25, and it was only now that the landlord obtained pos session in course of law. To show the nature of the aggra vation, as when the bankrupt was in prison, and was again applied to, he replied, "you are mistaken—imprisonment has no terrors for me, and I shall not give up possession unless I receive compensation." Under these circumstances he (Mr. Reed) asked his honour not to grant the release until the bankrupt came up to apply for his discharge. His Honour said he would not interfere at present. IN RE MOSS. This bankrupt was a solicitor, and applied for his release from custody. He was opposed by Mr Griffiths, on behalf of a Mr M'Pherson on the ground that whilst acting as his solicitor, although he had not got his certificate, he had re ceived £2OO on account of Mr M'Pherson, for which he had not duly accounted, and he had recently defended an action in respect of a claim for that sum. The bankrupt said that he had paid £5O and other sums to ➢ir M'Pherson, and that there was a large amount due to him for costs. His Honour thought it a case of vexatious defence, and refused to grant the release for one month from this day. IN RE JACKSON. This bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of Victoria Cottage, Notting-hill, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge, which had been adjourned to this day for the bankrupt to arrange with his creditors, but which he now stated he had not been able to do, as ho had not obtained a settlement of a claim on the Mexican Government. The debts are about £758 —no assets, the furniture having been seized for rent. The bankrupt passed and obtained his discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day, MANSION HOUSE. THZ ALLEGED EumEZZLEMENT OE £4,000 --Robert Boyle Miller, a captain in the merchant service, was'placed at the bar this morning for the purpose of completing the evidence given against him on the above charge. The witnesses who gave their evidence yesterday having igned their deposit ions, _ Charles Carlisle, Inspector of the Liverpool Detective Police, said—l have been searching for the prisoner for six days, on a charge of embezzling 4000, the property of Messrs. Ryland, of Liverpool, I found he had been to Stockton, and found he had deposited nearly 4000 in two of the banks there, which I stopped. I also stopped six boxes of luggage and a writing-case, marked " J. Wilson" outside, but " Captain Miller" inside, Alderman Carden—l suppose you feel quite capable of conveying the prisoner safely to Liverpool P Witness—Oh, yes, I have taken five murderers, and I'm not afraid of him. Alderman Carden—l hope you'll not lose sight of him, because he is a very clever fellow, you know. Witness--I'll not lose sight of him, your worship, de pend upon it. Packman, the city detective, said application had been made to him to deliver up the papers and documents he had found on the prisoner. Carlisle said it had been arranged by the banking autho rities to send £4,000 to Liverpool if the bills were returned, and thus save the trouble of the Bank clerks coming to Liverpool, Alderman Carden thought the documents had better re main in the hands of the City police. They would have, of course, to attend the trial, and then they would produce the papers. The depositions were then signed, and the prisoner was handed over to the officer for removal to Liverpool. CHARGE OP ROBBERY BY A PORTER.—Richard Hald way, porter, was placed at the bar, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of silk, the property of his em ployers, Messrs. Thompson and Co., warehousemen, City. From the evidence it appeared that from time to time pieces of silk have disappeared from the warehouse of Messrs. Thompson. In the afternoon of the 16th, prisoner was seen to come down stairs from the silk room with a paper parcel under his arm. He left the premises, but in a short time after the silk was missed, and then a lad in the warehouse said he had seen the prisoner go out with a a roll of silk in his possession. Prisoner did not come to his employment as usual the next day, but when he arrived on Wednesday morning he was questioned concerning the parcel seen in his possession. He denied all knowledge of the property. The lad, however, was positive he had seen the prisoner go out with the silk. He was given iato cus• tot , . The property had not been recovered. Alderman Allen committed the prisoner for trial. MARLB OROITGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CABDRIVERS AND UNLICENSED DRIVERS —Thomas Grimmond, driver of the cab No. 712, the pro perty of Mr. Mayhew, an extensive cabmaster of Great O r mond-yard, appeared b e f ore Mr Knox to answer the com pl a int of his employer, of unlawfully suffering a man named George Smith, to act as a cabdriver without his (Mr Mayhew's) consent, th e complaint of Mr Mayh ew, of unlawfully acting as the d r i v er of the cab. and Smith al so 'attended to answer - Mr James Mayhew having proved seeing Smith driving driver, The defendant pleaded g u ilt y. Grimmond was the proper the cab No. 7 12 , of which Mr Knox said he was obliged to Mr Mayhew for taking up the case, and wished other cabmasters would act in a similar manner, a c it i ewhich wouldgreatlyieh prevailed assist t o a the great police ex te n i n putting down t tNv at t h e west-end, particularly ab out the Haymarket. Ci rimmond was fin ed 40 s. and c osts, an d S m i t h 20 s. an d costs—the alter natives be ing a month an d 14 d a y s ' impri- e cabs; an d when the _ son ment. A great deal of trouble and vexatio n i s g i v en the poli ce b " y bu lo "bucks'' com mit any offence , and the proper driver is summoned, the latter sets up the p lea that he knows nothing about it, and that he was not t he driver of the cab at the time. c i k e s t 0 drivers d riv e their allowingunlicensed drivers—called THAMES. S TEALIN G TEA IN THE LoNn oN DOGE.—Thomas Mills, a labourer, was bro u g ht before Mr, Partri dge , charged with stealing three ounce s of tea, the pro p er ty of the London , Dock Company. er, said th e ? been at work t wo p H ris e o h ne a r s to Jpoot3noAutheoafrtnh,e dock k te-keep prisoner was about yes terday aftern oon, and he stopped him, and found concea led between his shirt and his skin a c te a o nv w a o s o g b o ag ite co o n le t a ai o n . ing t h re e ounces of tea, value Bd, Th e in defence , said he was at wor k where I D v . tn P e a ss r — tri H dg e e i — s The prisoner said he pic ked up the tea on the quay. ir i The prisoner, or three days only in the do ck. teas were being landed. He p icked up a little tea, Mr. Partridge—You are fi ned a hall-a-orown for maw. ful possession of the tea ; is d efault, seven. days imprison ment. l a V il l aabtolUrtehr e. of the Emperor on MR. LUMLEY, FORMERLY MANAGER OF H ER the commit t ee appointed to inquire into MAJESTY'S THEATRE, and who has been for BORIS time COMPANIESofthe Lancashire and lep:rgeoefession as a solicitor. Mon day,resi residing ing preparatoryi nPa ris , t had a n d i sa returning t a hu u ri d an i to England, where, it is said, he intends resuming IEO N RAILWAY mT eriytaesotof the r tdAhaNeyD competing PUBLIC lines e ngineering evidence M I NAR o L f IA- r with the latter pro. Mr Aspinall, examining, Yorkshire Railway, and Lancashire 17nion Railways, re sumed its inquiry, when the engineering iect, Air Harrisonand i‘l ere w M e r t I B e o r , u c Q h . , c in., connection GEORGIA a ; TuE to this dy. o occupied th e en ti re s itti n g of the com mittee, which stands adjourned SALE._ M essrs. Carr y , liellock, and Co., shipbrokers of r crew has been paid off, an d herhis fown, have b ran in structed to offer the Confederate s crew. steamer Ge orgia for sale by private treaty. H stores are advertised to be sold by auction on Tuesday next, by Mr Green, at Birkenhead. There seems to be but little doubt, therefore, that the Georgia's career us a cruiser is really at an end.—Liverpool Courier. Among the passengers who arrived at Marseilles two days ago b y th e M ong ib e llo steam-packet from Naples and Civita Vecchia were Prince CzartoriskY and the Prin cess his wife, daughter of Queen Christina. A violent fire broke out two days ago at Blaye (Gironde), destroying three houses, and seriously damag ing a fourth. It seems to have originated in a shed where a baker kept his wood. The houses were insured for 50,000 f, SPORTING NOTES, The dreaded Bath Meeting, which generally settles the pretensions of two or three Derby favourites, passed off without any of the horses being knocked about. Cambus can, the only selection that I made last February when at 17 to 1, has now become a rattling favourite; and those who acted on my advice at the time can now have good hedging for any investments they may have made. In spector Tanner last Saturday sent down two private detec tives to Lord Glasgow's stable to protect General Peel from the evil designs of that villainous and unprincipled class of scoundrels who are always on the alert to get at the Derby favourites, That the public will get an honest run there is not the smallest doubt ; and, from the easy manner that he defeated Paris in the Two Thousand Guineas, tke race is almost a certainty for him, bar accident. I am as sanguine this year of naming the winner as I was lad, when I actually placed the first, second, and fourth, and but for the accident to King of the Vale, I should actually have placed the first four. Queen Ber tha, the winner of the Oaks, I also selected when she was at 60 to 1, and stuck to Lord Clifden for the St. Leger from week to week for three months through good and evil report If the French party allow Fille de l'Air to run loose she will beat everything in the Oaks. The filly ran very different in the French Oaks this week (where she won easily by six lengths) than she did in the Two Thousand Guineas. My final selection for the great event will ap pear in The Sun of Monday. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER SUMMER MEETING—THURSDAY. The Trafford Park Stakes of 10 Bova each, h ft, with 100 Bova added, for three-yr-olds ; oolts Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 5113. Winners extra. Maidens having started twice allowed 31b, if three times, allowed 51b. Second received £2O out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile and a half. 16 subs. Mr J. Barber's ch c The Clown, 9st Ilb (in. 51b extra) Whitele 1 ' Mr Amb ery ' s b r f Lady de Trafford, Bst 51b ( ( Challoner) y) 2 Mr Osborne's br o Dr. Rooke, 9st llb (inc, 516 extra) (Osborne Mr W. Philli ps ' b f Persuasion, Bst 101 b (in. Sib extra)) 3 (Doyle) 4 Betting -12 to 8 agst The Clown, sto 2 each agst Lady de Trafford and Dr. Rooke, and 5 to 1 agst Persuasion. Dr. Rooke made running at a slow pace, the favourite lying second, followed at a clear interval by Lady de Traf ford and Persuasion. They ran in this order until rounding the bend, the three being close together after entering the straight. A quarter of a mile from home The Clown went up to Dr, Rooke, and, racing with him to the distance, quitted him at the bottom end of the enclosure, and won easily by three parts of a length, a length and a half sepa rating the second and third. The same distance between third and fourth. The Two-Yr-Old Stakes of 10 soya each, £5 forfeit, with £25 added; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Winners extra, T.Y,C. 14 subs, Mr Osborne's Brown Bread, Est 10113 ........ (Osborne) 1 Mr Peace's Cream de Vanilla, Bst 71b .... (Williamson) 2 No betting; 10 to 1 offered on Brown Bread. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won in a canter by three lengths, The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 150 soya in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of £l5 each, £lO ft. The second horse to receive £3O out of the stakes. Two miles. Winners extra, 36 subs, 19 of whom paid 5 soya each. Captain Gray's Trust, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b) (Challoner) t 1 Mr Wilkinson's Oldminster, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) t 2 Mr Jackson's Greville, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (inc. 51b extra) (J, Grimshaw) 3 Betting—Even on Greville, 2 to 1 agst Trust, and 3 to 1 agst Oldminster, Immediately the flag was lowered the favourite cut out the work at a clipping pace, and passing the two-year-old post he was leading three lengths, a like distance peparating the other two. They ran in these positions until rounding the bottom turn, when Trust began to draw upon the favourite, and upon entering the straight the two Tupgill horses closed with the favourite, who before reaching the distance was in difficulties. Trust then took the lead ; oppo site the stand Aldcroft brought upOldminater, and the pair running head and head to the chair the judge gave it in a dead heat. Greville was beaten two lengths from the other two. Deciding Heat—Betting 6 to 4 on Trust, who made the running until half-way up the distance, where Oldminster gradually drew in front. The young one came again a few strides from home, and won, after a most exciting race, by a short head. The Selling stakes of 3 soya each, with £4O added, The winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus to go to the fund. T,Y.C. If to be sold for £3O soya, allowed 141 b. Mr Ridley's Hospitality colt, 3 yrs, 9st 111 b.. (Osborne) 1 Mr Barber's Jack's Alive, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b ((Thalloner) 2 Mr R. Bailey's Good Advice, 3 yrs, 9st llb (Howey) 3 Charcoal and Pride of the Ocean also ran. Betting—Even on Gocd Advice, 3 to 1 each agst Jack's Alive and Hospitality, and 7 to 1 bar three. Pride of the Ocean, retired after leading a short distance, when the three placed ran a good race home, the Wensley colt winaing cleverly by three parts of a length, The winner was sold to Mr W. Phillips for 36 soya. The City Handicap of £6O, for all ages. The winner of any race after the weights are published 51b, or two or of any handicap at this meeting 71b extra. Three quarters of a mile, Mr J. Osborne's Flytrap, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ....(W hiteley) 1 Mr Wallace's Golden Drop, 4 yrs, 7st Gib (Bretton) 2 Mr Fobert's Wisdom, 3 yrs, Get 21b (Crawshaw) 3 - - Capt. Knight, The Ranter, and Oulton Lowe also ran. Betting-2 to lon Flytrap, sto 1 agst Golden Drop, 7 to 1 agst Oulton Lowe, and 10 to 1 bar three. The favourite jumped off with the lead, and making the whole of the running, won very cleverly by half a length; four lengths between the second and third, a length between the third and fourth ; the remainder were beaten off. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, 3-yr-olds, 7st 81b; 4- yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, lOst 21b ; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles and a distance. Mr Wilkinson's Hymettus, 3 yrs, 7st 81b ..(J. Marson) 1 Mr Masterman's Honest John, 4 yrs, 9st 71b ..(Howey) 2 Aunt Judy and Macbeth also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Hymettus, 7to 2 agst Honest John, and 6 to 1 agst Aunt Judy. The lot, evidently under waiting orders, proceeded at a slow pace, headed by Honest John, whose immediate follow ers were Hymettus, Macbeth, and Aunt Judy. No change worth recording took place until entering the straight the last time, when the favourite went to Honest John, and, heading him inside the distance, won after a good race by a neck; Aunt Judy a bad third. THE COUNSEL AND THE BUNDLE OF BRIEFS.— SINGULAR SCENE.—At the Sheriffs' Court yester terday evening, before Mr Sergeant Wheeler, a case was tried in which the amount sought to be recovered was £6 6s for a china dessert service. A leurned counsel appeared for the plaintiff, and called one witness who proved an admis sion of the debt and a promise to pay. Upon this his Honour gave a Verdict, when the following discussion en sued :—Counsel—l apply for costs of my attendance as counsel. His Honour—l do not see how I can grant costs in such a case as this. Counsel—The debt is over £5. His Honour—Yes, but it is not a case requiring counsel. Coun ssl—l practise in the county courts, and I can assure your Honour that it is the rule to grant costs in all cases over £5. His Honour—And I also practise in county courts, for I am judge of one. I know of no such rule. Counsel—lt has been found to work very well, and for that reason I asked for costs. Your Honour would not get counsel to come at all if it were not for the rule. I have three more cases here, and counsel can only get one guinea, so he looks to this rule. The way it works is that counsel takes a bundle of briefs. His Honour. (interrupting)—Really, sir, I know nothing of bundles of briefs or arrangements between coun sel and attorneys. All I know is that in cases where debts like the present are admitted I see no necessity for counsel. Counsel—Only that rule is found to work well, and we look to costs, or should not come at all. If we do not get costs from the court your Honour will not see us here at all. His Honour—l cannot help that, sir; and I must say that it is a most unusual thing for counsel to talk about bundles of briefs and money matters in this way before the public. I do not require any more explanations, and I shall not allow costs in this case. The matter then dropped. The Pacha of Egypt has just lost a daughter, aged 15, who was betrothed to one of his High ness's aide-de-camps, Since her death the Viceroy has not left his residence at Ghise, and receives no one. Sad accounts have been received of the state of the growing crops in Lower Hungary. The Hirnok, states from authentic information that the frost has destroyed nine-tenths of those of colza four-tenths of wheat. The loss of the autumn sowings in the Olfold alone amounts to four millions of florins (tea millions of francs)." La Pommerais, on returning to the prison after his condemnation to death, recovered all his calmness. During the two days before he had eaten little or nothing, had enjoyed no sloep, and his strength failed him every time he left the Court. After the trial, on the contrary, being relieved from the agony of the struggle, and knowing, as he said, his fate, he expressed his satisfaction at baying all doubt at an end. I wish for nothing more than to die, and the sooner the bettor." He called for dinner, and ate with a good appetite, and at night slept soundly for nine hours. This is the first time since his arrest that his rest has been so long. Tho prisoner expressed yesterday his formal in tention not to appeal, wishing, as he said to have done with life. But after a conversation with M. Lachaud he with drew his refusal and signed an appeal to the Court of Ces sation. REV. DR. GIITHRIE.—The Scotch newspapers contain a letter from this well• known divine of the Free Church, intimating with deep regret his resignation of his church, as his physicians have forbidden him ever again to appear in a pulpit or on a platform. stock stack stook 100 100 stook stook 204 20 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock' st ock, 8 00k 13.14. 1 9.18.4 3hare 47 Eg. 130 i 1381 9 64k 4 k 111 k 104 k 3k 4 111 101 i 931 54k 1131 i 1 1321 2 i Mk t 101} bll i 894 551 i 6 90/ 22} I Business done 105 4} 64} 31} 42} 1031 4 SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. BELGIUM. The King of the Belgians left Brussels on Tues day morning for the chateau of Ardenne. Hi s Majesty was accompanied by Count Con way, intendant of the Civil List, and Dr. Kcepl, his physician. On the previous even ing the King gave a grand dinner at the palace in Brussels in honour of the new Minister of Mexico, Don Arrangoitz y Berzobal, and the Grand Duke of Hesse. Besides the royal family and the guests above-mentioned, his Majesty had invited several members of the diplomatic body, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Presi dent of the Chamber of Representatives, and other high functionaries. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, HARPENDEN RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ROTHAMSTEAD STAKES. Triumpher Cervas Rosa Lee Eight ran. HUNT CUP. Charley .... Slattern British Prince Eight ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP, Spitfire Kitty Ramrod Bellman Six ran. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. sto 1 agst General Peel (taken) 6to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 7to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 9to 1 agst Birehbroom (offered) 20 to 1 agst Ely (offered) 1000 to 30 sgst Stafford (taken freely) MANCHESTER RACES—This DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NURSERY HANDICAP. Terror Lady Coverdale Lady Sefton Six ran. STAFFORD BOROUGH CUP. East Lancashire Despair Dr. Rooke Five ran, WILTON STAKES. ... 2 ... 3 olio 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 2 ... 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 Blondin IMPERIAL P HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEALER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bristol Port Extension Railways, East Norfolk Railway, Midland Railway (New Lines, &c.), Oswestry and New town, London and North Western, and other railway coin• panies, NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr BRAND, a writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member to serve fer the city of Glouces ter, in the room of J. J. Powell, Esq., who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. APPEARANCE OF LORD PALMERSTON IN THE HOUSE. At half-past 4 o'clock Lord Palmerston entered the house, and the formal business was immediately suspended in order to give effect to the feeling of both sides of the house, which was developed by cheers which lasted for some minutes. His lordship acknowledged this testi mony to his popularity in the most courteous manner, and appeared to be entirely restored to health. ENLISTMENT OF SOLDIERS. In reply to Colonel NORTH, Mr. CHILDERS said that the subject of the re-enlist. ment of soldiers upon the expiration of their term of ser vice, was under the consideration of the proper authorities, THE SERVICES OF THE GERMAN TROOPS. Mr WHITESIDE asked the noble lord at the head of the Government if there had been any communication of an official character received as to whether the forced levies for provisions would be continued in Jutland, now that the Conference was sitting. Lord PALMERSTON said that it was understood that those levies would be now discontinued ; but a question might arise as to whether levies that had been made prior to the armistice were to be regarded as legal. SMOOTH BORE GUNS. Colonel LESLIE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it was true that the Royal Sovereign, cupola ship, was to be armed with smooth-bore guns; and, it so, what reason there was, after the decided superiority of rifled guns had been recognised, that a smooth-bore armament should have been decided upon. Lord C. PAGET repeated in substance the statement he had made on a previous occasion, which was to the effect that the subject was under consideration, and from its im portance it would be inadvisable to come to any hasty con clusion in reference to it. CLAIMS OF CAPTAIN GRANT. Colonel NORTH moved that this house would, upon Monday next, resolve itself into a committee to consider of an humble address to be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to consider the ser vices of Captain Grant, and order him some suitable reward for his services in improving the system of cooking in the army, and effecting a considerable saving in the public expenditure for fuel. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that the committee which had been appointed to inquire into this subject had, after careful consideration, come to the conclusion ihat the saving which Captain Grant alleged to have effected in regard to the fuel consumed in the cooking for the army was not justified by facts. The committee bad offered Captain Grant the amount he claimed, namely, £4,000, although it was their opinion that cireuu,stances did not justify their paying him that claim, However, Captain Grant claimed more than he originally required. The house then divided, and the numbers were— For the motion of Captain North 7O Against Majority --34 THE AFFAIRS IN CIIINA. Mr, BAY I'ER drew the attention of the house to the present position of affairs in China, and condemned the policy which the Government of this country had pursued in reference to interference with the domestic hostilities in China. He considered the instructions sent out by Earl Russell to the British representatives in China as not being justifi-d by the circumstances of the times, and he accused the Government of having departed from the professions of neutrality by endeavouring to maintain the Tartar dynasty, which was obnoxious to the Chinese people generally. The hon. member cited the authority of Sir Frederick Bruce in order to show that our policy was merely calculated to promote in reality the designs of Rus sia. The hon. member eencluded by asking the noble lord at the head of the Government if he propused to adopt such a course of policy as would protect the commerce of this country in China, and to extend it without interfering in the domestic difference of the people of that country, Lord PALMERSTON said that his hon. friend who had asked him the question had stated that he had read all the Blue Books having reference to this subject, but he must say that he did not consider that his hon. friend had derived any great information from his studies. (Laughter.) There were many mistakes into which people even of of enlarged minds were betrayed by confining themselves to general and unqualified principles. Such was the case of his hon. friend, who, in his anxiety to main tain inviolable the principle, seemed to forget there was such things as treaty rights, which the Govern ment of any country were bound to maintain. He referred to the intervention of this country in the affairs of Greece, Belgium, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and the war in the Crimea, and entered into a lengthened vindica tion of the policy of the country in regard to China. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE---This Evening, LORD CHAMBERLAN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 31: N otice is hereby given that her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold a Drawing Room at St. James's I'alace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Tuesday, the 14th June next, at two o'clock. It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations to her Royal Highness at the Drawing Room shall be considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty, LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 31. Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednesday, the Ist of June next, and on Wednes da y , th e 22d of June next, at two o'clock. It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations toeh Highness at these Levees shall be considered as q u is iv ß a o le y n a t l to presentations to het Majesty. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAT 19 . c SI wi and Hol ports in the Baltic, and - the ports o. es g Notification of the raising of the blockade of the Prussian stein. Foreign Affairs, has re- Principal Secrete/7 o hnetabalrokkamdoithy (May, 1864) be ' Charge d'Affaires at Copenhagen It is hereby notifie f d sthfaadttebEfoarrthl e ßu i s in se i l t , ry b o er f i\ l‘ i l a aj r e in st e y o 's t ceived from her Majesty 8 issued y d the 10th May, 1864, an an official notification, in the B b alt t i h o, e al an o i l sh th eNportsl Forcer, of the King of De Naval orce6 raised,sv i l will, from and wig and Holstein .(which. ports and places are particularly o n f ou th n e ci P n r g u t ss ha ia t n t . the 12th of this presen named in the oflicial notice hereunder set forth), ' ceased to be in force. ports . The following is the official notification received by Earl Russell: — The Ministry of Marine notifies herewith, that according to the suspension of hostilities, concluded yesterday in Lon don, the blockade of the ports cammin, Swinemunde, Wolgast, Greifswalde, Stralsnxtl, Barth, Danzig, and Pillau will bo raised the 12th of this month. Further, the blockade of ports and inlets in the Duchies of Sleswig and liolbtein, notified under the 18th and 27th of February and 22d of March this year, will be raised frog the same time. 0, LIJTYEN. Ministry of Marine, Copenhagen, the 10th May, 1864. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 18. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orde r s fot the appointment of Major Patrick Stewart, of the R oyai (late Bengal) Engineers, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most 'Honourable Order of the . Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Gad ban a t Consul-General in London for the Sublime Ottoman Por to The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Manuel Jose Quintana as Vice-Consul at Newca atle to; her Majesty the Queen of Spain. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 20. sth Lancers—Captain Cornwallis H. Chichester, fro m 13th Foot, to be Captain, vice E. F. Weaver, who each a nges. 7th Hussars—Lieutenant Francis Arthur Hutchins , from the Bth Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice E. H, Ke n Lard s who exchanges. Bth Hussars--Lieutenant Edmond Henan Kennard, from 7th Hussars, to ba Lieutenant, vice F. A, Hutchins, who exchanges. 12th Lancers—Lieutenant David Roche Vandeleur to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry Marlow Sidney , who retires—Cornet Edward Albert Pole to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vandeleu r —H enry Lancaster Gr ahaixts Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, v i ce P o l e. 15 theth 86 th Foot, to Hussars—Ensign be Henry Wise Ridley Bl ac k e t t , f rom Cornet, vice Cuthbert L ar ki ng , w h o retires. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Hon. Thomas 0. W Plunkett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Richard Llewellyn Williams, who retires—Ensign Ernest Alexander Morant to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hon. T. 0. W. Plunkett—Ensign Frederick Conin glum* from the 53d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Morant. 2d Foot—Captain William M. D. Alderson, from the 77tu Foot, to be Captain, vice Gair, who exchanges. 3d Foot—Captain Penrose John Dunbar to be Major, by purchase, vice William Henry Cairnes, who retires—. Lieutenant Walter Augustus Daubeny to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dunbar—Ensign Thomas William Car.. penter, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Daubeny—. William Robert Aylmer Hely, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carpenter. Bth Foot—Sergeant-Major Alfred Berry to be Quarter. master, vice Charles 'lsherwood, who retires upon half. pay. 12th Foot—Sergeant-Major James Edwin Tripp, to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Huddlestone, appointed Paymaster. 13th Foot—Captain Edward Francis Weaver, from the 6th Lancers, to be Captain, vioa C. H. Chichester, who exchanges. 28th Foot—Captain Cornelius George O'Brien, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Captain, vice John Blake, who retires upon temporary half-pay. 39th Foot—Lieutenant John Henry Murray to be Captain, by purohase, vice William Newport Tinley, wh o ret i ree —Ensign Henry Lewis Brooke White to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Murray—Henry O'Brien, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice White. 53d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Frederick Coningham, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Ainsworth, promoted—Alfred Philip Mules, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice F. C en i ng h am , transerred to the Ist Foot. 62d Foot—Ensign Edward Podmore Clarke to be Lieuten. ant, by purchase, vice Eugene Charles Poßeaten, who retires—Thomas Fentham Todd, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clara. 77th Foot—Captain William Gair, from 2d Foot, to be Captain, vice Alderson, who exchanges. 86th Foot—Lieut. Joshua James Bowness to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert L. Grant M‘Grigor, who re tires—Ensign Edward Philipps to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bowness—Henry Brooke Rhodes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice H, W. R. iilackett, transferred to 15th Hussars—George Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Philipps. 92d Foot—Ensign Henry Benjamin Archer has been superseded for being absent without leave. 94th Foot—Ensign Francis John Hassard to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice James Strachan, who retires—George Russel Salvia Bowlby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hassard. BREVET. Captain Alexander Cockburn, half-pay, Unattached, tti be Major. Captain and Brevet Major Alexander Cockburn, half• pay, unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Uaptain Frederic Brine, Royal Engineere, to be Major. Captain Ambrose Wolrige, Royal Marines, to be Major. Captain Robert Edward Henry, 86th Foot, to be Major. Captain Henry John Wilkin, 94th Foot, to be Major. .. - The following promotions and alterations in dates of com missions to take place consequent on the promotion of Colonel E. Frome, Royal Engineers, as Major-General, on sth January. 1864, and of Colonel B. Cuppage, Royal Artillery, as Major-General, on March 1, 1864.. TO BE TIM/TENANT-COLONELS. Major William Williamson, 85th Foot. Major Mliay Rynd, 62d Foot. TO BE MAJORS. Captain Spencer Henry Hutchins Edwards, 98th Foot. Captain Matthew Bligh Forde, Royal Artillery. MEMORANDUM. — Captain Alexander Cockburn, half-pay unattached, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, under the Horse Guards' Circe oular Memorandum of February . ls, 1861. BANKRITP TS. That portion of the Gazette oontainingthe bankrupt" had lot arrived when we went to prem. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam _ _ _ 11 18 Ditto Rotterdam .. 12 / 12 1 Antwerp— 26 67i 25 77} __. __. Brumele — 25 67; 25 77/ Hamburgh — 13 91 13 91 Paris Ditto 3 Months, 25 65 25 75 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine ...... 12 01 1201 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin 11 85 il i 6 321 321 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo .. 47f 43 47i 25 77i 25 48 82} 25 80 25 85 25 75 26 85 26 80 25 85 25 85 26 90 Messina .. 25__85 26 65 Lisbon — 61} 51! 0p0rt0.... Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... 13 17 $, Mexican Dollars . 0 5 li Silver in Bars (Standard) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(Thih Day.) LONDON, May 20,—Wind this day at noon—South. West; moderate breeze and brilliant weather. FALMOUTH, May 19.—Wind variable—Sailed—lvanhoe, steamer, for the West Indies. PORTSMOUTH, May 19.—Wind S.E,—Arrived—Que ell of the North, from Bombay. GRIMSBY, May 18.—Wind Prince, for Hayti. NEWPORT, May 19.—Wind E. — Arrived—Princess of Wales, from Havannah, Sailed—Atlantic, for Hongkong—, Loyal, for Sierra Leone. BRISTOL, May 19. Wind S,E.—Arrived—Western Star, from Havannah, Oar Moura's BAT, May 17 . — Arrived—English Rose s from Berbice. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Friday Morning. The Golden Fleece passenger list includes 49 adults and 43 children, among whom are—F rom C a l cu tt a , C a ptain Tulloch, 21st Regiment ; Lieut. Christie, Sth ; Mr. and Mrs. Gavin —and Mr. Biddulph. From Madras, Major.. General Faber, Royal Engineers—Colonel Stevens, 18th— Major Buck, 38th—Captain White, 30th—Lieutenant Stuart, 51st—Mr. Neile, R.A.—Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Jeffery, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas, and Mr. Jones; and from the Cape„ Dr. Oldfield, Dr. Sandwith, and Messrs Walker, Barn bridge, Lvccna, Atwood, Husband, Sandford, and Thomp son. She spoke, north of the line, the French ship Gatineau, 21 days from Liverpool, and on the 19th instant the Lady Eglinton, 36 days from Si. Helena, for Liverpool. '...Tho 11th Regiment was on garrison duty there. SOT. THAMPTON, Friday I ‘ l " Ding• Arrived—Wonder, steamer, from Havre -Juno, _front Rouen—Eugenie, from Care n t on —Cl e mente, from Cher bourg. tiailed—Moslem, for Newport—Alliance, steamer, for Havre. ET 111.1MTI0 TILEGRAFn. „ GRAT „vp, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 19—Sultana, R e i n s, f r om Mogador—Eli za ' from Drouthen—Leander, from An twe rp —Wond er, from Leghorn (detained in quarantine) —Jubilee and Boy; f rom Guernsey—Alexandria, from Yokohama. CIRCUMVENTED e g 'o u ing h t i o s eatnie without saying grace." F fc I a imed th bird,you Y godless creature A BLUR ARCTIC Reynard, abashed, folded paws, flew the turned up his eyes, and d his mouth —out bird, “ Bother I" said the Bl u p. 1" For you weres h a m opened I shall onl say grace aft er mea l s. " E X TRAORDINARY APPLICAT ION .— At a meeting of Greenwich niv Cicahrtßero,aredhoafirGmuaan) an applicationrdianaheldyest waserday maleafter- by a man named Garner, who will complete his hundredth year in October next, for his discharge from the union, of which ho had been an inmate three years. The old loan, who appeared hale an hearty, also asked for a grant of 55. • it being his intention to proceed to Durham to his wife, who, he said, is four years his senior. The guardians en deavoured to persuade the applicant to remain in the house, but he refused to do so, and the chairman, in granting his discharge on behalf of the Board, expressed a hope that the press would notice the fact that it was the old man's volun tary act. The Journal d'lndre-et•Loire announces a slight improvement in the health of tke Bishop of Evreux, but not suiEcient to remove apprehensions as to the issue, The Holy Father, on hearing of the venerable prelate's illness, sent him his blessing by telegraph. A letter from Antwerp states that the fears which were entertained, so lately as six weeks since, that three fourths of the crops of colza would prove a failure in that district, have happily Passed away. Two-thirds of the w h o l e now promise well. The other third has been ploughed up and resown. The flax crops also look well, The corn crops present a very satisfactory appearance, and it is expected that the harvest will be as abundant as that of last year. The Journal de l' Aveyron announces that the report relative to the murder of the cure of Camped-. Begonhes is altogether unfoqaded. I 'SSE Paid all 100 ( 100 ' 100 2 all 100 100 6) 103} 104 i